Your website is often how the world, your clients, colleagues and suppliers view you. So why is it when I speak to many clients they are unsure about much of how their website functions or how it is looked after, except “possibly” who the developer is. Knowing the developer is …
Cyber Security and a Piece of Paper
It all starts with a bit of paper… There has been a lot of coverage of the Conservative Government’s on and off plans for HS2 – this article is not about that, but how this whole debate started. It started with a photograph of discussion papers that should not have …
Is this really my last word on passwords?
I am not sure it will be, but I think it does round off my Passwords Mini-series for the time being. Back to Basics – Passwords Passwords – Back to Basics Back to Basics – The Password Part 2 Back to Basics – The Password Keyboard Walk Part 3 Back …
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Move away from text- or voice-based multi-factor authentication
Let’s take a look at what good multi-factor authentication is. I am writing a mini-series for CyberAwake about the mistakes users make when choosing a secure password and how hackers can exploit those mistakes, so a quick look at MFA seems like a good idea. What is multi-factor authentication? A …
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Another Council with Ransomware
St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council has reported a ransomware attack and is working with authorities to investigate and deal with the issues. Details are not available yet of any data theft of citizen’s information or extortion but it has had an impact on the council services St Helens Council still …